THE DIRECT MARKETING and publishing industries are scrambling to influence a bill that could levy hefty fines and tough disclosure requirements for sweepstakes

Three weeks after a Senate investigations subcommittee hearing on the Deceptive Mail Prevention and Enforcement Act, which would impose national standards

The direct marketing and publishing industries are scrambling to influence a bill that could levy hefty fines and tough disclosure requirements for sweepstakes

He demands a limousine to ferry him wherever he goes, and the presidential suite at the poshest hotel in town had better be that limo's destination. Far

Perhaps I've lived in Los Angeles so long that the Hollywood mindset has rubbed off on me. Maybe I've been too influenced by the creative process revitalization

Rushing to claim its share of the juicy $14 billion U.S. toy market, Milwaukee-based Alottafun, Inc. sets up a holiday Web site that specially targets

In this month's cover story, societal watchdog Ralph Nader likens ZapMe's installation of 100,000-plus computers in high schools to the arrival of Big

Got a question for retail buyers that you're too shy to ask? We'll do it for you. Promo Edge's Retail Research Center surveys buyers around the country

The mission: Buy everything you need-food, books, clothing, hair gel, body paint, whatever - on the Internet for an entire college semester. The team:

When Jaimeson Rossow went trick-or-treating in Northfield, MN, last Halloween, she carried a plastic pumpkin to collect candy, and a small orange box